July 18, 2010

In My Mailbox is a meme created and hosted by Kristi over at The Story Siren with inspiration from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. It basically give book bloggers everywhere the opportunity to share what books they have received/bought/librarised (yes, I know that librarised is not a word) over the last week. All book titles link to further info at Goodreads.

I got quite a lot in the post this week and therefore can't list them in my usual way without this being a hugely long post, so took a picture instead:

I am absolutely NOT a photographer but I think it'll do... All of my books this week are for review (thank you Bloomsbury and Penguin!) and are as follows:

Children of The Lost - David WhitleyThe Midnight Charter - David WhitleyLooking forward to these two. Having slogged through half of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series earlier this year (excellent, but oh so long!) I have been giving fantasy titles a wide berth, but feel recovered enough to take a chance on these two. For those who like the look of them I will be hosting a UK giveaway once my reviews are up.

Lock and Key - Sarah DessenMy first Dessen book (shocking, I know), but it certainly won't my last. Review ready to post so will be up soon.

Past World - Ian BeckDystopia and Victoriana? Bring it on! This looks like a really interesting title and has been on my wish list for a while. Was very excited to receive a copy and am really looking forward to getting started.

Blood Feud - Alyxandra HarveyI absolutely loved My Love Lies Bleeding (review here) and have been eagerly waiting for this, the second book in the series. Have read some interesting reviews and am pretty sure that it will live up to expectations.

The Poisoned House - Michael FordThis is described as The Woman in Black meets Wilkie Collins which is surely the perfect book. I mean, who wouldn't want to read that?!

Fallen Grace - Mary HooperPaper Towns - John GreenThe Enemy - Charlie HigsonFallen Grace has been on my wish list for a while and looks fascinating. I've actually already read Paper Towns and am still writing my review (like Green's Looking for Alaska it gives you a lot to think about). Charlie Higson is an author that I have been hearing about for ages yet never read and The Enemy, with its compelling premise, seems like a good place to start.

Matched - Ally CondyI did a little dance when this dropped through the door. Lady M (my small daughter) thought that I was quite mad. Is there anyone who isn't excited about this one? I am really into my dystopian fiction at the moment and was tempted to start Matched as soon as I got my mits on it. Thus far I have held back... but not for much longer.

So that's it. I really have had an exceptionally good week and have enough reading material to last me for quite a while. I was all set to not actually purchase any books for several weeks, until I remembered that Linger is out next week. Dammit, Stiefvater!

Spookily, I bought Paper Towns this week too. And I very nearly bought Pastworld on Saturday (it was literally in my hands, but I decided I couldn't carry more than one book) and now I'm envious. It sounds awesome!